Singapore legislation

Clause 7

of Revised Edition of the Laws Bill

Clause 7

Bringing of revised edition of Acts into force

(1)

The Commissioners shall, upon completion, transmit to the President a copy of the revised edition of Acts.

(2)

The President may thereupon, by order published in the Gazette, provide that the revised edition of Acts shall come into force on such date as he may think fit.

(3)

The revised edition of Acts shall, as soon as possible after the publication of such order, be published and presented to Parliament.

(4)

From the date specified in the order referred to in subsection (2), the revised edition of Acts shall, without prejudice to sections 5 and 6, in all courts and for all purposes be the sole and only proper Statute Book of Singapore in respect of Acts contained therein.